Can I post a Raw and ask how you would PP?

travisvwright wrote in post #15982793
You did a good job getting the Morning Light feel because when I look at the picture (being the only one familiar with it) I get a weird feeling that it's dawning from the wrong direction. Interesting how different morning light is from sunset.

In that case, maybe a late afternoon light would look more natural to you. (I would probably also use a different sky for late afternoon).

Much better.

First light

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But I guess the long and short of it is I should trash the picture and go shoot it again without blowing out the sky huh?

Notice the other picture "033.CR2" didn't need all this special saving.

If you can get to the same location, then yes, reshoot. It's always going to be best to have it right in the first place. But it's very valuable to know how to save a shot, because many of them will never come around again.

It's also not always possible to expose for the entire range of light you can see. So when you go back and expose for the sky, if you're in the same light, you'll find that everything else is underexposed, so you'll still need to save the shot later.

CraigPatterson wrote in post #15983514
If you can get to the same location, then yes, reshoot. It's always going to be best to have it right in the first place. But it's very valuable to know how to save a shot, because many of them will never come around again.

It's also not always possible to expose for the entire range of light you can see. So when you go back and expose for the sky, if you're in the same light, you'll find that everything else is underexposed, so you'll still need to save the shot later.

Very good point. I guess I should also wait till the sun is a bit lower also. Maybe a chance to try a subtle HDR.

(This is my back yard I was standing in my driveway 10 feet from my door.)

Or get a neutral grad filter. You could also take two images and expose one for the sky and one for the foreground, then just merge them.

Nice view if that's your back yard.

M_Six wrote in post #15983555
You could also take two images and expose one for the sky and one for the foreground, then just merge them.

Pardon my ignorance but isn't that what HDR is?

M_Six wrote in post #15983069
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Do you know what steps you took for this?

travisvwright wrote in post #15984217
Pardon my ignorance but isn't that what HDR is?

Sort of, except HDR is usually 3 or more shots that are blended together using HDR software. If you have two shots, you can just layer them and use a blend mode to replace the sky. Or a layer mask. That way your sky is the real one you saw and the leaves around the edges of the trees will blend much easier.

travisvwright wrote in post #15984222
Do you know what steps you took for this?

I lowered the saturation on your image and used a cooling filter to get it bluish. Then I brought in the sunrise pic and put it on the bottom layer. Then I changed the blend mode of the top layer to Multiply and just tweaked the levels setting a bit.

M_Six wrote in post #15983555
Or get a neutral grad filter. You could also take two images and expose one for the sky and one for the foreground, then just merge them.

Nice view if that's your back yard.

There isn't a nice horizon in that picture to place the GND IMHO. I'd lean much more towards taking 2 or 3 pictures at different exposures and combining them.

Not gonnna lie. Seeing all the different effects you all have taken with the one photo is simply amazing. Most of them have subtle differences that change the mood, time of day, or just overall impact. It is simply spectacular that one photo can take on so many different "lives".

vengence wrote in post #15985637
There isn't a nice horizon in that picture to place the GND IMHO. I'd lean much more towards taking 2 or 3 pictures at different exposures and combining them.

How about a circular polarizer wouldn't that help?

Normally under the barn is a very modern looking tractor, so even though I stand in this spot 5-10 times a day the shot isn't as nice most of the time.

travisvwright wrote in post #15985715
How about a circular polarizer wouldn't that help

Yes, definitely. It will be most effective at a 90 degree angle from the sun, so experiment with the time of day, since you've determined your shot angle already. Some people object to the deeper color they give the sky, thinking they look artificial. But I like the effect, and it's a much more natural adjustment than trying to mask out leaves later.

FeXL wrote in post #15982744

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I really like this. Great work and a great thread.